Aaloo was telling Chilly the story of Taco the Horse, whose dream was to participate in the racecourse. He practiced very hard for the race, met Brownie, and they became best friends. However, something happened during the race that caused Taco to lose both the race and Brownie. Let’s hear from Aaloo what happened in the race.

Whenever Taco and Brownie practiced, Taco would playfully tell Brownie, "Brownie, if you win, I will take you to my jungle and throw you a big party there. And if I win?"

To which Brownie would reply, "If anyone wins, it will be me!" Every time he heard this, Taco liked     Brownie's confidence. But he realised too late that it wasn't confidence, but something else entirely.

On the day of the race, when Taco and Brownie stood side by side, Taco said, "Brownie, I feel a little scared."

As if he hadn't heard him at all, Brownie replied, "Today the trophy will be mine; if anyone wins, it will be me!" Taco was looking at him, and before he could say anything further, the track gates opened, and the sound of people from outside began to drift in.UpUpon hearing the crowd, Taco's fear was replaced by excitement. He started running; the blue sky above, the wet soil below, and the cheers and excitement of the people sitting on the side. He had seen this on TV so many times. This was what he had come here for. Along with his excitement, his speed also increased, and ultimately, he moved ahead of all the other horses.

Taco was happily running, only focused on himself and his own joy, when he heard Brownie's voice from behind:

"If anyone wins, it will be me!"

Taco slowed down slightly and saw Brownie coming towards him, running with intense passion; there was malice in his eyes. It was as if Brownie couldn't even see Taco.

Brownie spoke again, "If anyone wins, it will be me!"

Taco slowed down even more. Brownie reached his side. As soon as he came close, Taco felt as if he had touched a hot fire.

"Brownie, slow down, you are extremely out of breath," Taco said upon seeing him panting.

"If anyone wins, it will be me!" Brownie replied.

Brownie increased his speed. His breathing looked so heavy that Taco forgot about the race and began to worry about him. He shouted, "Brownie! Slow down... you'll hurt yourself."

Hearing this, Brownie turned back, looked at Taco with that same malice, and said, "I won't let you win, if anyone wins, it will be me!” He increased his speed even further.

Seeing Brownie’s hateful look, Taco stopped right in the middle of the racecourse and watched Brownie speed into the distance. It was as if not just Brownie, but also their whole friendship was going away.

Taco started running at full speed again. He reached the finish line and saw that Brownie had already crossed it. Brownie turned and, panting heavily, said, "Taco, I defeated you. What did you think, that I would lose to a small jungle horse?" And    then, with a thud, he fell to the ground. Taco ran to him. Brownie had collapsed, unconscious.

He was immediately taken to the hospital. The doctor said that due to running at such high speed, both his legs were fractured. Not only that, but there was bleeding in his lungs. If he had run like that for even two more minutes, he might have lost his life .

Hearing this, tears came to Taco's eyes. One thought began to haunt him: ‘Is winning more important than living?’ He felt, ‘Thank goodness, my best friend    Brownie survived.’ He did not know that while his ‘best friend’ had survived, he was no longer a ‘best friend’.